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  1. The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called

  2. A.

     stem flow

    B.

     through flow

    C.

     interception

    D.

     canopy drip


  3. The region of three W's that is wheat, wool and wine is

  4. A.

     mediterranean climatic regions

    B.

     china type climatic regions

    C.

     steppe type climatic regions

    D.

     equatorial regions


  5. The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called

  6. A.

     podsolosation

    B.

     calcification

    C.

     laterisation

    D.

     gleisation


  7. The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called

  8. A.

     specific humidity

    B.

     mixing ratio

    C.

     relative humidity

    D.

     absolute humidity


  9. The polar Easterlies lie at

  10. A.

     0-30o latitude

    B.

     30-60o latitude

    C.

     60-90o latitude

    D.

     90o latitude


  11. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called

  12. A.

     crater

    B.

     geyser

    C.

     hot spring

    D.

     volcano


  13. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by

  14. A.

     the International Date line

    B.

     the plane of the equator

    C.

     the plane of Tropic of Cancer

    D.

     the plane of Tropic of Capricorn


  15. The process of soil development is called

  16. A.

     leaching

    B.

     illuviation

    C.

     eluviations

    D.

     pedogenesis


  17. The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____

  18. A.

     oxides

    B.

     silicates

    C.

     carbonates

    D.

     phosphates


  19. The panama canal links

  20. A.

     Canada with Greenland

    B.

     North America with South America

    C.

     Siberia with Greenland

    D.

     None of the above